Canada, UNHCR and Open Society Foundations Seek to Increase Refugee Resettlement through Private Sponsorship (UNHCR, Sept. 2016) [text]
- Note: The Canadian Council for Refugees is developing information resources on private refugee sponsorship that will be made available in mid-October.

Conference: From Refugee Emergency to Protracted Exile: The Role of 'Time' in International Protection, Kaldor Centre Annual Conference, Sydney, 18 November 2016 [info]
- Deadline for early bird registration is 7 October 2016.

Lecture: Reporting Refugees: What a Journalist Learnt on the Migration Trails to Europe, Oxford, 26 October 2016 [info]

Conference: American Anthropology Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 16-20 November 2016 [info]
- A number of panels will discuss forced migration issues. Reduced rate if register by 31 October 2016.

Fellowship: The Health of Refugees and Migrants, London [info]
- Note: Open to Greek citizens. Apply by 31 October 2016.

SEE ALSO: Throughout October, Doctors without Borders will be hosting a number of refugee-related events around the United States. Each will include a webcast component. Visit their events page for more information.

29 September 2016

A New Era in Refugee Protection and Migration Management? Looking Forward After UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants, Webinar, 30 September 2016 [info]
- "Join Migration Policy Institute experts for a discussion on the possible impacts of the summits and whether these efforts will gain enough momentum to respond capably to the complex threats that refugees and migrants are facing. Will these international efforts propel states towards an international strategy to deal with migration and its associated challenges, and create a framework for innovative solutions to issues arising in the management of migration? Or will the millions of individuals who are forced to flee because of conflict, violence, climate change, food insecurity, and other reasons be left with empty promises and a still-broken protection system?"

From Refugees to Workers: Mapping Labour Market Integration Support Measures for Asylum-seekers and Refugees in EU Member States (Migration Policy Centre, Sept. 2016) [access]
- Scroll to bottom of research project page for publications, including vol. 1 & 2 of the final report. See also related Guardianarticle.

"Helping People to Help Themselves: The Importance of Refugee Self-reliance," Presentation at UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants Side Event on Supporting Greater Dignity and Protection: Enhancing Self-Reliance in Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Refugee Situations, New York, 19 Sept. 2016 [text]

Q&A: 'Our Objective is Not to Slow the Flow of Refugees' – World Bank Chief (Refugees Deeply, Sept. 2016) [text]

Refugees' Right to Work and Access to Labor Markets: An Assessment (KNOMAD, Sept. 2016) [pt. 1: synthesis] [pt. 2: country cases]

"The Foundations and the Institutional Framework of the EU and EaP States' Relations in the Field of Migration and Asylum," Chapter in EU Relations with Eastern Partnership: Strategy, Opportunities Challenges (Print-Caro, 2016) [full-text via ResearchGate]

"No Due Process, No Asylum, and No Accountability: The Dissonance between Refugee Due Process and International Obligations in the United States," American University International Law Review, vol. 31, no. 3 (2016) [full-text]

28 September 2016

"It is often people’s immediate community that provides the first, last and perhaps best tactical response for many people affected by or under threat of displacement. In the 23 feature theme articles in this issue of FMR, authors from around the world – including authors who are themselves displaced – explore the capacity of communities to organise themselves before, during and after displacement in ways that help protect the community.
FMR 53 also includes eight ‘general’ articles on other aspects of forced migration."

Readers can access FMR articles individually, in HTML, PDF and MP3 formats, via the expanded contents feature, or as a complete issue. Back issues of FMR are available here.

FMR is an open access publication. It is available online and in print in English, Arabic, French and Spanish. Audio versions of articles are also available in English.

"Migration and International Law: A Short Introduction," Chapter in International Law and Migration, vol. 1 (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016) [full-text via SSRN]

Undesirable and Unreturnable? Policy Challenges around Excluded Asylum-seekers and Migrants Suspected of Serious Criminality but Who Cannot be Removed (Refugee Law Initiative, Sept. 2016) [info]
- Note: The text of the report is not yet available on the RLI web site, but no doubt will be soon.

EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World in 2015 (Council of the European Union, June 2016 [thematic] [country/regional]

Global Mapping of UNDP Initiatives on Migration and Displacement (UNDP, Sept. 2016) [text]
- See also UNDP's related publications listed on the right side of the page.

How Many Years do Refugees Stay in Exile? (Dev4Peace Blog, Sept. 2016) [text]
- Analysis finds the often-cited "average length of time that refugees spend in camps is 17 years" statistic to be inaccurate.

How Should the International Community Respond to Migration and Refugees? (WiderAngle Blog, Sept. 2016 [text]

European Journal of Operational Research [info]
- Papers sought for issue focusing on "Operational Research Applied to Humanitarian Operations." The submission deadline is 31 October 2016.Forced Migration Review [info]
- Articles sought for upcoming issue of this open access publication on "Resettlement." Submission deadline is 10 October 2016.Middle East Journal of Refugee Studies [info]
- Contributions sought for general issue of this open access journal. The submission deadline is 31 October 2016.movements: Journal for Critical Migration and Border Regime Studies [info]
- Contributions are sought for vol. 3, no. 2 of this open access journal. The theme is "Turkey’s Changing Migration Regime and its Global and Regional Dynamics." The deadline for abstracts is 16 October 2016.Refugee Review [info]
- Submissions are sought for vol. 3 of this open access e-journal. The theme is "Refugees and Work." The deadline for abstracts is 7 October 2016.

Z'Flucht [info]
- Submissions are sought for a new journal that is edited by Netzwerk Flüchtlingsforschung (the Refugee Research Network). Articles are primarily in German, but some English- and French-language contributions are also possible. No deadline indicated.

Come and be Welcomed! An Exploration of Library Services to Immigrants and Refugees in the United States, Poster prepared for IFLA World Library and Information Congress, Columbus, Ohio, 13-19 August 2016 [access]

Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, UN Doc. no. A/71/205 (UN General Assembly, July 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related news release.

Safe Spaces: The Urgent Need for Early Childhood Development in Emergencies and Disasters (A World at School, Sept. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Young and on the Move: Children and Youth in Mixed Migration Flows within and from the Horn of Africa (Regional MMS, Sept. 2016) [text]

Resource:

Research Watch: Children on the Move (Unicef) [access]
- "Research Watch is a multi-media scan of major children’s research themes that are just emerging, or yet to emerge, in global child rights discourse. It typically consists of video conversations and text commentaries from leading researchers intended to stimulate thinking and discussion on gaps in knowledge on children."

Conference: From Refugee Emergency to Protracted Exile: The Role of 'Time' in International Protection, Kaldor Centre Annual Conference, Sydney, 18 November 2016 [info]
- Deadline for early bird registration is 7 October 2016.

Publications:

At What Cost? The Human, Economic and Strategic Cost of Australia’s
Asylum Seeker Policies and the Alternatives (Save the Children & Unicef, Sept. 2016) [text]

Australia’s Offshore Processing of Asylum Seekers in Nauru and PNG: A Quick Guide to Statistics and Resources (Parliamentary Library of Australia, updated June 2016) [text]

"Creating Criminals: Australia's Response to Asylum Seekers and Refugees," Chapter 16 in The Immigrant Other: Lived Experiences in a Transnational World (Columbia University Press, March 2016) [preprint via Academia.edu]

In addition, take advantage of this reading list of freely available articles from the Journal of Refugee Studies, provided via an OUP blog post on the refugee summits. Its aim is to "help inform changes to some of the most fundamental failings of the international protection regime."

Refugee Research Blog (Researchers for Asylum Seekers) [access]
- "[P]rovides a platform for academic and non-academic research and comment on issues surrounding people seeking asylum and refugees." While the blog was started by an Australia-based group, its posts are not limited geographically.

Road to Refuge (World Bank) [access]
- New topic page on the World Bank web site.

Missing Out: Refugee Education in Crisis (UNHCR, Sept. 2016) [text]
- See also companion web site and related open letter to world leaders.

Not There Yet: An Investigation into the Participation of Students of Refugee Backgrounds in the Australian Higher Education System (National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Aug. 2016) [text via APO]

Administrative Detention of Children is a Violation of Children's Rights (Unicef, Sept. 2016) [text]

Beyond Detention: A Global Strategy to Support Governments to End the Detention of Asylum-seekers and Refugees, 2014-2019 (UNHCR, Aug. 2016) [baseline report] [progress report]
- See also related UNHCR press release. For individual country progress reports, visit this page and scroll down.

Detention of Asylum-seekers under the Scope of Article 5(1)(f) of ECHR: Some Thoughts Based on Recent ECHR and CJEU Jurisprudence (EDAL, Sept. 2016) [text]